Book review: “Here The Whole Time”

“It was ridiculous how hard I had fallen for Caio. But he’s way out of my league. It’s like being in love with the lead singer of your favorite boy band: All you can do is watch from afar and dream.” Felipe is a Brazilian fat gay teenage boy living in an apartment with his

Book review: “Out of the Easy”

This book is a slow-burn. It didn’t grow on me right from the start like Ruta Sepetys’ other novels that I read before, which are “Between Shades of Gray” and “Salt to the Sea”. However, the more I read it, the more I rooted for Josie Moraine, the more I cared about her and her

Book review: “My Life Next Door”

Reading sweet, cutesy Young Adult romance novels is always one of my favorite things to do, so picking up this captivating book and reading it was a no-brainer to me.  And “My Life Next Door” just kept getting better the more I read it, so what more can I say? This review is going to

Book review: “Speak: The Graphic Novel”

I had read “Speak” the original novel before, and upon knowing that it would be adapted into a graphic novel, I was very looking forward to reading this version. The story of “Speak” really moved me the first time I read it, and it was so touching to experience this story again, this time with

Book review: “The Sun Is Also a Star”

This book had been on my TBR shelf since forever, even before I finished reading “Everything, Everything” – another bestseller by the same author. Upon knowing that there would be a movie based on “The Sun Is Also a Star”, I knew that it was about time to read it. And I did. And it

Book review: “Anna Dressed in Blood”

This is the first book about ghosts in the paranormal genre that I read, and it was pretty awesome. Contrary to what I thought before reading it, the gore and terror in this book really didn’t scare me at all. However, the way the author used her knowledge about black magic, witchcraft, and other details

Book review: “Reached”

[Note: This is my review for Book 3 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 1 and Book 2.] I have a love-hate relationship with this book. After falling head over heels in love with “Matched” and “Crossed”, I certainly hoped that “Reached” would be a satisfying ending to such a brilliant

Book review: “Crossed”

[Note: This is my review for Book 2 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 1 and Book 3.] What can I say? This book is awesome! In some ways, it turned out that I loved it even more than “Matched”, and trust me, I was head over heels in love with

Book review: “Matched”

[Note: This is my review for Book 1 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 2 and Book 3.] To start this review, I must say I absolutely adore this book! It has been such a long time since I last devoured a Young Adult dystopian fiction novel, and “Matched” gave me

Book review: “The Fault in Our Stars”

This is one of the few times that I’ve been beguiled by the high rating of a book. “The Fault in Our Stars” has been rated very highly on Goodreads, and it in fact won a Goodreads award, so I did have high expectations before reading it. But in the end, it turned out to